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The foundations of social cognition: Studies on face/voice integration in newborn infants
A series of studies on newborns’ abilities for recognizing speaking faces has been performed in order to identify the fundamental cues of social cognition. We used audiovisual dynamic faces rather than photographs or patterns of faces. Direct eye gaze and speech addressed to newborns, in interactive situations, appear to be two good candidates for this function. Both enable a correct identification and recognition of an unfamiliar person by the infants. Moreover, a few hours after birth, newborns are also capable of imitating a model (Mouth Opening or Lip Spreading) more quickly if it is associated with the pronuncia...
Source: International Journal of Behavioral Development - March 25, 2013 Category: Child Development Authors: Streri, A., Coulon, M., Guellai, B. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Development of face processing: New evidence on multi-modal contributions, scanning, and recognition
(Source: International Journal of Behavioral Development)
Source: International Journal of Behavioral Development - March 25, 2013 Category: Child Development Authors: Pascalis, O., Quinn, P. C., Lee, K. Tags: Editorial Source Type: research